Referring to the original formula in the order: right to left, top to bottom.

{ Niu Dan (cow gallbladder) Kai Cha ( apply powder, ointment on the skin) Ru (like) Mu Niu Dan ( Female cow gallbladder) Shi Gao Yi (also) Hao ( good); this is edited by Li Chen }
vertical line 1: 大王 Da Wang[1] ; 何人 He Ren[2] ; 姜活 Jiang Huo[3] ; 独活 Du Huo; 白芷 Bai Zhi; 乙金 Yi Jin[4] ; 赤芍 Chi Shao;
vertical line 2: 姜活 Jiang Huo[5] ; 京芥 Jing Jie[6] ; (白)藓皮 (Bai) Xian Pi; (密)陀僧 (Mi) Tuo Seng; 白及 Bai Ji[7] ; (天)花粉 (Tian) Hua Fen; 連召 Lian Zhao[8] ;
vertical line 3: 雄黄 Xiong Huang; 生川乌 Sheng Chuan Wu; 甘莭 Gan Jie[9] ; 川連 Chuan Lian[10] ; 㧍风 Fang Feng[11] ; 枯炒 Ku Chao[12] ; 大薊 Da Ji[13] ;
vertical line 4: 山次菇 Shan Ci Gu[14] ; 生炒乌 Sheng Chao Wu[15] ; 血竭 Xue Jie; 牛七 Niu Qi[16] ; 白凡 Bai Fan[17] ; 三棱 San Leng; 莪术 E Zhu;
vertical line 5: 生半下 Sheng Ban Xia[18] ; 红花 Hong Hua; 生乳香 Sheng Ru Xiang ; 生没药 Sheng Mo Yao; 牙皂 Ya Zao; 川参 Chuan Shen[19] ; 硫磺 Liu Huang;
vertical line 6: 生南星 Sheng Nan Xing; 射香 She Xiang[20] ; 冰片 Bing Pian; 漏炉 Lou Lu[21] ; 炉会 Lu Hui[22] ; 良花 Liang Hua[23] ; 泽蘭 Ze Lan
vertical line 7: (蒲)公英 (Pu) Gong Ying; 白芥子 Bai Jie Zi; 琥珀 Hu Po; (威)灵仙 (Wei) Ling Xian; 牛(蒡)子 Niu (Bang) Zi; 巴豆 Ba Dou; ☐☐
vertical line 8: person picking up formula, instruction on application

Jian Ling Can Ding received
Tu Chen (Possible is Ren Shen) Nian ( year ) 1-14 -1892
note: this is the first page of a 2-page external-use formula, the second page is in Box 7.687

Translated by May Lim, OCOM 2014
This patient's name and the date are edited by Li Chen
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  1. ^ another name for 大黄 Da Huang
  2. ^ possibly "人" or “X” is a shorthand for "叶" that means "leaf",so the herb possibly is 荷叶 He Ye, lotus leaf
  3. ^ possibly 羌活 Qian Huo (but this would be the first mention of the herb, second mention in line 2)
  4. ^ another name for 郁金 Yu Jin
  5. ^ possibly 羌活 Qian Huo (but this would be the first mention of the herb, second mention in line 2)
  6. ^ should be 荆芥 Jing Jie
  7. ^ should be 白芨 Bai Ji
  8. ^ another name for 连翘 Lian Qiao
  9. ^
  10. ^ another name for 黄连 Huang Lian
  11. ^ possibly 防风 Fang Feng
  12. ^ possibly 夏枯草 Xia Ku Cao
  13. ^ 2nd character hard to figure out, possibly "蓟", hence 大蓟 Da Ji
  14. ^ should be 山慈姑 Shan Ci Gu
  15. ^ possibly 生草乌 Sheng Cao Wu
  16. ^ another name for 牛膝 Niu Xi
  17. ^ should be 白矾 Bai Fan
  18. ^ should be 生半夏 Sheng Ban Xia
  19. ^ another name for 苦参
  20. ^ possibly 麝香 She Xiang or 射干 She Gan
  21. ^ should be 漏芦 Lou Lu
  22. ^ should be 芦荟 Lu Hui
  23. ^ possibly 金银花 Jin Yin Hua